HP Officejet Pro K550DTN Printer. Single Function Printer. Up To 37PPM Black & 3

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 19.5 x 11.9 inches ; 28.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 40 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BK75LQ
• Item model number: C8158A#A2L
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 26, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This model upgrades the Officejet Pro K550 with wired networking, automatic two-sided printing, and an extra 350-sheet input tray. Plus, you of course get super-speedy, fantastic color printing.

World's fastest business color printer for the desktop

• Print up to 37 pages per minute in black and up to 33 in color (draft mode); get laser-quality speeds up to twice as fast as those of color laser printers¹: up to 12 ppm in black, 10 in color
• Save money with a cost per color page as low as 7.7 cents, which is up to 30% lower than from color laser printers²; and with a printing cost per black page up to 25% lower than from monochrome laser printers (as low as 1.5 cents per page2)
• Enhance productivity with the built-in wired Ethernet networking, 350-sheet second input tray (for total capacity of 600 sheets)
• Save paper by automatically printing on both sides of each page with the built-in duplexer
• Print large quantities at the right price with the individually replaceable, high-capacity cartridges, which produce up to 2,350 pages before you need to replace the black and 1,200 pages before you need to replace a color³

Professional-looking, long-lasting color

• Get brilliant photo quality and exceptional fade resistance with HP's Vivera inks, which ensure that documents last for decades⁴
• Get professional-quality prints with output resolutions of up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color on premium photo papers
• Produce especially vibrant photos when using HP Advanced Paper, which features patented color-locking technology that makes printed documents water resistant, allows ink to dry more quickly, and produces deeper blacks and more vivid colors

Easy to use, easy to maintain

• Simplify operation with the one-touch print cancel button and flip-open top cover for easy troubleshooting and maintenance
• Conserve space with the compact, low-profile design
• Easily replace ink cartridges via front side slots
• Set up fast with easy software, a control panel with graphical icons on buttons
• Stay on top of ink replacement with HP SureSupply⁵: receive alerts when a cartridge is low, monitor its remaining life, and enjoy easy online ordering or check stock and prices at nearby stores <

<sup>1. Compared with color laser printers under $500. Laser-quality speed is an HP measurement method representing the print speed of typical office documents in default mode, compared with published color speeds by laser manufacturers as of 5/05.
2. HP OJP K550 series CPP based on HP 88 Large Ink Cartridges'est. street price, published yields. Results may vary.
3. Estimated pages based on HP 88 Large Ink Cartridges from internal test results; high-capacity cartridges not included. Actual results may vary.
4. Based on paper industry predictions for acid-free papers; colorant stability data at room temperature based on similar systems tested as per ISO 11798 and ISO 18909
5. Available only with original HP supplies; Internet access required.</sup>

What's in the box?
HP Officejet Pro K550dtn color printer incl. built-in 802.3 wired Ethernet, Automatic two-sided printing accessory, 350-sheet paper tray, HP 88 Black Ink Cartridge (19.5ml), HP 88 Cyan Ink Cartridge (9ml), HP 88 Magenta Ink Cartridge (9ml), HP 88 Yellow Ink Cartridge; (9ml), HP 88 Black and Yellow printhead, HP 88 Magenta and Cyan printhead, Starter CD with printer drivers, User documentation, Power cord, AC power adapter

Product Description

Hewlett-Packard (C8158A#A2L) HP Officejet Pro K550 printer incl. built-in 802.3 wired Ethernet; auto

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy duty SERIOUS PRINTER for the price of a JOKE PRINTER, October 17, 2006

By 

Ed Osworth "The Joy Professor" (Lowell, Oregon Forest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Officejet Pro K550DTN Printer. Single Function Printer. Up To 37PPM Black & 3 (Office Product)

A good buddy of mine recommended this style of printer to me years ago. He is in the ink business and calls any printer that uses multi color cartridges or even the tiny single color cartridges "joke printers".

Why? Because the joke is on those who buy them, every time you run out of ink. If you actually like to do a lot of printing they will drive you to the poorhouse while HP/Epson/Lexmark laughs all the way to the bank. Once you use a printer like this, you will feel the same way.

I have had the HP 2000c and the 2200 prior to this. They used similar high capacity cartridges and separate print heads. I loved them. The amount of money this type of printer will save a serious business person is hundreds of dollars a year! No fooling.

This is the latest version of that style of printer from HP. This thing does it all - auto duplexing - networking - and a second tray that holds 350 sheets of paper!

Some reviewers are complaining that this goes through ink too fast. They are failing to take into consideration that the cartridges that come with the printer are way smaller than the high capacity cartridges you can buy as replacements. The ones that come with this printer are "starter" cartidges, not the high capacity ones.

I had this thing running in about 15 mintes after opening the box. Plug it into your network hub, then run the CD on each computer that will use it. It went smooth as could be, including my laptop that wirelessly accesses the network.

Duplexing works great. Color is spectacular using the right type of paper. Both trays are feeding just fine. And the speed is amazing. For business people - time is money. So not only do you save money on ink - you save it in time.

Ink I can always buy more of. Time is irreplaceable!

It is a business printer, folks. For business people. And it gets right down to business, just like it should. It is rock solid and adds money to your bottom line.

It's not a photo printer, but certainly does a respectable job of photo printing.

At the price these are selling for they are a steal. My HP 2000c cost me over $500 and I never regretted it. It had no duplexing, no networking and no second paper tray. In the first year of use (it lasted years) it saved me WAY more than the total purchase cost in ink alone.

I have used and recommended this type of printer to my clients for years and every one has thanked me for getting them away from joke printers.

So if you want to print pictures to send to grandma - look elsewhere. If you want to do business - this is the ticket.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars fast, but some problems, April 10, 2006

By 

B. L. Salek (Worcester, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Officejet Pro K550DTN Printer. Single Function Printer. Up To 37PPM Black & 3 (Office Product)

I use this printer in my office as a personal printer (non-networked), and bought it for two reasons - the speed and the ability to duplex (double-side) print.

For speed, it lives up to its advertisement. I haven't tried to print photographs on it yet, but I am satisfied with the quality and speed.

For duplexing, I have had some issues with paper jams. They are easy to clear, but it can be frustrating.

Also, when paper spits out onto the receiving tray, sometimes the paper doesn't completely eject, which causes the next page to feed under that one (pages out of order in a long document! argh!). Or worse, the next page forces the edges together so you end up with either wrinkled papers or a pile of papers on the floor.

Finally, my other huge negative is loading paper - I find it very difficult to load paper in either tray (the standard tray and the 350-page supplemental tray). The ends of the trays need to lift to open, and there is a barrier directly above it (for tray 1 it is the receiving tray, and for tray 2 it is tray 1). I find it awkward to pull the trays out. In addition, there doesn't appear to be a solid paper stop, so I always wonder if the paper will be picked up properly by the feeder or not.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful workgroup printer, August 15, 2006

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E. Rasmussen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Officejet Pro K550DTN Printer. Single Function Printer. Up To 37PPM Black & 3 (Office Product)

The only negative thing I can say about this printer is that it is BIG. Everything else is fantastic.

I have not had any of the paper jam problems the reviewers below suffer from. The printer is quite fast, the wired connection makes sharing the printer with multiple PCs a piece of cake, and the built-in duplexer is fabulous. I have printed six manuals so far, each roughly 400 pages long. While the printer uses fairly little ink on the 'normal' setting, I bumped the ink volume down a notch in the printer's control panel. I also bumped the drying time down a couple of notches, which increases the speed of the duplexer.

Using HP's ColorLok paper, you can get great prints that are water-resistant. I have verified this already, thanks to my 3-year-old daughter. :-)

I love this printer. It's fast, quiet, uses separate ink tanks for each color, uses separate (and replaceable) print heads, can hold 600 sheets of paper, includes a duplexer, and comes ready to plug in to a home or office network. I couldn't ask for anything better for my needs.